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NES 105A Final > Gods/Goddesses & People/Creatures > Flashcards

Gods/Goddesses & People/Creatures Flashcards

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Adad/Ishkur

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storm god
associated with various cities
controls rain

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Adapa

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mythical sage
favorite son of Ea
Adapa & the South Wind

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Aga

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king of Kis

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Anunna

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higher gods who forced Igigi gods into labor in the Flood Story

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Anu/An

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passive/inactive; city of Uruk; reigns over Heaven

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Anzu

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eagle/lion hybrid from the wilderness who stole the Tablet of Destinies from Enlil and as a result is defeated by Ninurta

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Apkallu/Abgal

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mythical sages who are in-between worlds

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Apsu/Abzu

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god of fresh water; Epic of Creation

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Atrahasis

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“exceedingly wise,” Ea/Enki used Atrahasis to save humanity in the Flood Story

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Awilu

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humans; derived from the god We implying that humans have the divine spark of a rebellious god

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Belet-ili

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“Mistress of the Gods,” god of birth; fused with Mami and Nintu (syncretism)

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Bir Hartura

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royal guard/”slave”

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Cyrus the Great

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Persian Emperor who conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire

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Dumuzi

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god of herding; Inanna’s husband whom she sacrifices in her stead when she finds that he has not mourned her death in Inanna’s Descent

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Ea/Enki

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god of subterranean water; city of Eridu; magic/craft (Nudiummund “the fashioner/crafter”), wisdom; helps humans

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Enkidu

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Gilgamesh’s wild counterpart

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Enlil

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chief god; city of Nippur; reigns over Earth; bestows kingship; often referred to as the great Mountain

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Ereshkigal

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“Queen of the Underworld”

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Etana

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first king of Kis, the “shepherd”

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Etemmu/Gidim

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ghost, in-between worlds

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Gala-tura

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asexual figure made from the dirt under the fingernails of the deities by Enki in order to save Inanna from Ereshkigal

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Gallu/Galla

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demon, in-between worlds

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Gilgamesh

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king of Uruk

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Hammurapi

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mos famous Mesopotamian king, reigned during Old Babylonian period

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Igigi

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lesser gods who revolted

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Kug-Bau

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woman tavern-keeper (could be a moral version of a goddess) mentioned in SKL

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Kur-Jara

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asexual figure made from the dirt under the fingernails of the deities by Enki in order to save Inanna from Ereshkigal

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Mami

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goddess of birth; Enlil renamed her “mistress of the gods” in Anzu, the Bird who Stole Destiny, in exchange for her son’s conquest over Anzu

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Mami

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goddess of birth; Enlil renamed her “mistress of the gods” in Anzu, the Bird who Stole Destiny, in exchange for her son’s conquest over Anzu

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Marduk

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slays Tiamat in Epic of Creation; associatec with Babylon

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Nergal

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god of death, plague, water; dual nature as both heavenly and belonging to the underworld; mortal kings claim to be doing Nergal’s work; symbols are lion-headed mace, double scimitars, trampling/crushing bodies; as son of Enlil, also called “Enlil of the Underworld,” “Great Mountain of the Underworld”

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Nintu

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goddess of birth

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Ninurta

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god of agriculture, symbol if the plow; city of Nippur; fused with Ningirsu (syncretism); defeats Anzu in Anzu, the Bird who Stole Destiny and earns the title “vice regent of Enlil,” “Son of King of Inhabited World

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Nisaba

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goddess of writing/scribes

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Sargon the Great

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conquered most of Babylonia during the Old Akkadian Period

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Shamash/Utu

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sun god; city of Larsa/Sippar; passes judgement and delivers justice

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Sin

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moon god; city of Ur; associated with fertility (moon cycles) and divination

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Sukkallu/Sukkal

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minimal gods, messengers, viziers, able to move between worlds

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Tiamat

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goddess of the sea; Marduk defeats her in Epic of Creation and uses her carcass to make/order the world

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Troops

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mountain barbarians from Gutium who ravaged Mesopotamia; no king; not considered Mesopotamian (mentioned in Ur III SKL)

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We

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leader of the rebellious Igigi gods in the Flood Story

sacrificed to crate humans

NES 105A Final (5 decks)

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